Of the four oxyacids of chlorine, the strongest oxidizing agent in dilute aqueous solution is

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Solution

The correct option is A
$H C l O_{4}$ is strongest oxidizing agent as $C l$ has the highest oxidation number of +7 in it. The correct order is HClO < $H C l O_{2}$ < $H C l O_{3}$ < $H C l O_{4}$

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